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iShares MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETFIndex, costs, backtest, listings and taxation

ISIN: IE0000N55FP4Ticker: ESCEIssuer: iShares
Issuer-declared data
Declared index
MSCI Europe Small Cap Index
TER
0.25%
Transaction costs
0.05% (issuer estimate, from the KID)
Management
Passive (index-tracking)
Income policy
SFDR
Article 6 — does not promote specific ESG characteristics what does it mean?
Fund assets
7 mln EUR
NAV
5.79 EUR (31 August 2026)
Domicile
Ireland
Inception date
25 March 2026
Data as declared by iShares in the issuer’s official files and endpoints · collected on 2 September 2026 (monthly refresh). Facts only, no recommendation.
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Description

iShares MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF tracks the issuer-declared index: MSCI Europe Small Cap Index. The declared annual cost (TER) is 0.25%, plus 0.05% in transaction costs estimated by the issuer in the KID. Replication is optimised physical replication (the KID declares optimisation techniques to achieve a return similar to the index); income is accumulated and reinvested in the fund. The fund has assets of about 7 million euro, was launched on 25 March 2026 and is domiciled in Ireland. In our registry 1 other ETFs declare the same index.

The fund’s objective — in the issuer’s words

The Share Class is a share class of a Fund which aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (''Index''). The Fund is passively managed and aims to invest in equity securities (shares) that, so far as possible and practicable, make up the Index. The Index is designed to reflect the performance of small-cap stocks across European developed market countries and is a free float-adjusted market capitalisation weighted index. Free floatadjusted means that only shares readily available in the market rather than all of a company’s issued shares are used in calculating the Index. Free float-adjusted market capitalisation is the share price of a company multiplied by the number of shares readily available in the market. The Fund uses optimising techniques to achieve a similar return to the Index. These techniques may include the strategic selection of certain securities that make up the Index and also the use of Financial Derivative Instruments (“FDIs”) (i.e. investments the prices of which are based on, one or more underlying assets). FDIs may be used for direct investment purposes. The price of equity securities fluctuates daily and may be influenced by factors affecting the performance of the individual companies issuing the equities, as well as by daily stock market movements, and broader economic and political developments which in turn may affect the value of your investment. The Fund may also engage in short-term secured lending of its investments to certain eligible third parties to generate additional income to off-set the costs of the Fund. Recommendation: This Fund is suitable for medium to long term investment, though the Fund may also be suitable for shorter term exposure to the Index.

Keep reading the KID section ▾

Your shares will be accumulating shares (i.e. income will be included in their value). Your shares will be denominated in Euro, the Fund's base currency. The shares are listed on one or more stock exchanges and may be traded in currencies other than their base currency. The performance of your shares may be affected by this currency difference. In normal circumstances, only authorised participants (e.g. select financial institutions) may deal in shares (or interests in shares) directly with the Fund. Other investors can deal in shares (or interests in shares) daily through an intermediary on stock exchange (s) on which the shares are traded. Indicative net asset value is published on relevant stock exchanges websites.

From the KID’s “Objectives” section · 5 August 2026 · original document ↓
Text generated from the data the issuer declares in official product lists. No recommendation.

Quick reads

  • TER 0.25%: above the median of equity ETFs we track (0.22%).
Comparisons computed by Rebalix on the declared data in our census; they describe the past and are not indicative of future results.

Official documents

Key Information Document (KID)PDF in English, from the issuer’s site — always the latest filed versionProspectusPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s full legal documentFactsheetPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s monthly snapshot
The KID is the document the law requires you to read before investing: 3 pages covering risks, costs and scenarios. The link opens the issuer’s published PDF.

Fund performance

issuer-declared net asset value (NAV) · EUR · from Mar 2026 to Sept 2026
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Return
+12.9%
Annualised
+30.3%
Volatility (ann.)
13.0%
Max drawdown
-3.60%
-5%+1%+6%+12%+18%Mar 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Sept 2026The break-even line: the value at the start of the period. Above it you are in gain, below in loss.break-even (0%)+13%Mar 2026Sept 2026
Tip: drag across the chart to zoom into a period.

Drawdown — distance from previous peak

This isn’t the return: it shows how far the fund is below its previous peak. 0% = you’re at the peak; below zero = how much you’re down and haven’t recovered yet.
0%-1%-2%-3%-4%2026−3.60% · 29 Apr 2026
Max drawdown
-3.60%
peak → trough
Trough
29 Apr 2026
from the 17 Apr 2026 peak
Recovery time
7 days
recovery only: trough to break-even
Underwater
19 days
decline + recovery: peak to break-even · → recovered on 06 May 2026

The five worst falls in the period

From the peak ofTroughDepthBack to break-evenDays underwater
17 Apr 202629 Apr 2026-3.60%06 May 202619
29 May 202629 Jun 2026-3.36%30 Jul 202662
06 May 202612 May 2026-2.34%21 May 202615
28 Aug 202602 Sept 2026-2.28%ongoing11
25 Mar 202627 Mar 2026-2.16%01 Apr 20267
Source: iShares. Issuer-declared historical series; inflation: Eurostat and national statistical institutes, latest available July 2026 — for later days the index stays at the last published value (institutes publish with a few weeks’ lag). The «adjusted for inflation» view expresses value in today’s purchasing power for the selected country; volatility always stays nominal, as elsewhere on the site (deflating it would add artificial swings caused by the monthly cadence of the price index). Past performance is not indicative of future results: these are facts, not a recommendation.

Risk indicators· EUR

Full history
Volatility (ann.)13.10%
Max drawdown-3.60%
Sharpe1.92
Sortino3.34
Windows longer than the available price history cannot be computed and are not shown: they will appear on their own as time passes. Computed from the daily NAV series, always in nominal terms. Sharpe and Sortino use the ECB main refinancing rate averaged over the period (last year: 2.27%), weighted by days in force, as the risk-free rate. Same formulas as our public methodology: sample standard deviation annualised over 252 days; Sortino with downside deviation. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Figures in EUR, the fund's currency; the table follows the currency selected in the chart.

Portfolio holdings

Securities in portfolio
837
852 total lines: 15 cash & derivatives
Top-10 weight
5.5%

Top 10 holdings

WEIR PLC · WEIR
0.62%
IMI PLC · IMI
0.61%
BEAZLEY PLC · BEZ
0.59%
GAZTRANSPORT & TECHNIGAZ SA · GTT
0.55%
ACCELLERON N AG · ACLN
0.53%
STOREBRAND · STB
0.52%
SUBSEA · SUBC
0.52%
PSP SWISS PROPERTY AG · PSPN
0.51%
THYSSENKRUPP AG · TKA
0.51%
ST JAMESS PLACE PLC · STJ
0.50%

Sectors

Industrials
25.7%
Financials
15.8%
Consumer Discretionary
10.9%
Materials
8.7%
Real Estate
8.5%
Information Technology
7.2%
Health Care
6.8%

Countries

AfghanistanAngolaAlbaniaUnited Arab EmiratesArgentinaArmeniaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsAustraliaAustria: 2%AzerbaijanBurundiBelgium: 3.3%BeninBurkina FasoBangladeshBulgariaThe BahamasBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusBelizeBoliviaBrazilBruneiBhutanBotswanaCentral African RepublicCanadaSwitzerland: 9.5%ChileChinaIvory CoastCameroonDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoColombiaCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicGermany: 9.4%DjiboutiDenmark: 4.3%Dominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEgyptEritreaSpain: 3.3%EstoniaEthiopiaFinland: 2.4%FijiFalkland IslandsFrance: 8.3%GabonUnited KingdomGeorgiaGhanaGuineaGambiaGuinea BissauEquatorial GuineaGreece: 0.4%GreenlandGuatemalaFrench GuianaGuyanaHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIndiaIreland: 0.6%IranIraqIcelandIsraelItaly: 5.9%JamaicaJordanJapanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaSouth KoreaKosovoKuwaitLaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaSri LankaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaMoroccoMoldovaMadagascarMexicoMacedoniaMaliMyanmarMontenegroMongoliaMozambiqueMauritaniaMalawiMalaysiaNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlands: 3.4%Norway: 5.7%NepalNew ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPapua New GuineaPolandPuerto RicoNorth KoreaPortugal: 0.4%ParaguayQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaWestern SaharaSaudi ArabiaSudanSouth SudanSenegalSolomon IslandsSierra LeoneEl SalvadorSomaliaRepublic of SerbiaSurinameSlovakiaSloveniaSweden: 10.8%SwazilandSyriaChadTogoThailandTajikistanTurkmenistanEast TimorTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTaiwanUnited Republic of TanzaniaUgandaUkraineUruguayUnited States of America: 0.1%UzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamVanuatuWest BankYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
up to 1%1–5%5–15%15–30%over 30%
Hover a country for its percentage.
Top 7 countries
United Kingdom30.5%
Sweden10.8%
Switzerland9.5%
Germany9.4%
France8.3%
Italy5.9%
Norway5.7%
Download the full portfolio — Excel, 852 rows
Full portfolio declared by iShares, as of 31 August 2026: this is the summary. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to cash, derivatives and rounding.
Fund historyFund-assets (AUM) chart year by year and monthly basket snapshots.Open the history →

ETFs declaring the same index

FundTERIncomeFund size
SMCX · SPDR
0.30%Acc.292 mln EUR
2 ETFs in our census declare this index (including this fund). Funds declaring the exact same index, word for word, in official product lists. Differently-worded variants (or other index versions) are not shown: a short list beats a wrong match. Sorted by TER. A dash “—” = not declared by the issuer in the files we read — not a zero.

Italian taxation

Effective rate on capital gains
26.00%
White-list share
not applicable
Equity fund per the issuer-declared asset class: it cannot hold «white list» government bonds, so capital gains are taxed at the full 26% Italian rate. That is why the issuer publishes no semi-annual certificate.
Deep-dive into this fund’s taxation →

Stock exchange listings

ExchangeTickerTrading since
Euronext AmsterdamESCE30 Mar 2026
+ 7 more trading venues (MTFs and professional platforms).
Trading venues from the official ESMA register (FIRDS); per-exchange tickers from the issuer’s tax documents and official listings. A dash “—” = that venue does not publish the item (ticker, currency or start date) in the sources we read. The same fund may trade in different currencies depending on the exchange: check the trading currency with your broker. Non-EU listings (e.g. UK, Mexico) not included.

Frequently asked questions

Which index does iShares MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF track?
The issuer iShares declares the benchmark: MSCI Europe Small Cap Index.
How much does ESCE cost?
The issuer-declared TER is 0.25% per year; the transaction costs estimated in the KID are 0.05%.
What is the fund size of ESCE?
The fund size declared by iShares is about 7 million euro.
When was ESCE launched?
The fund was launched on 25 March 2026: it has been trading for 169 days: the page fills up as the issuer publishes data.
How does ESCE replicate its index?
It is a passively managed ETF: it follows the declared index. Physical (optimised) (issuer wording: “Fisica - ottimizzazione (dal KID)”).
Does ESCE pay dividends?
No: it is an accumulating share class — income stays in the fund and is reinvested automatically (issuer wording: “Accumulating”).
What was ESCE's worst fall?
Over the available history (since 2026), the maximum drawdown was -3.60%, reached in April 2026. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
How many securities does ESCE hold?
The declared portfolio holds 837 securities (plus 15 cash & derivative lines); the top 10 positions weigh 5.5%.
Transparency note
The data in this sheet is declared by iShares in the issuer’s official files and endpoints, collected by Rebalix with a monthly refresh; taxation derives from the issuer’s tax documents (Italian Law Decree 138/2011). This is factual information for informational purposes only: it is not financial or tax advice, nor an investment recommendation. Read the fund’s KID and prospectus before investing.